Modern Ireland
This was the most supported option during the 1880 Irish crisis. It called for self government with Ireland's own Parliament and executive. They wanted control over domestic reforms (like roads, schools, taxes). However, they would still be part of the UK as they would not have their own currency or army but they would be allowed to govern themselves. Had its own political party which had 65 members in the Commons by 1880.
Home Rule Federation
was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. the Battle of Culloden in April ended the Rebellion and significant backing for the Stuart cause
Jacobite Rising of 1745
Welsh Wizard; as a British statesman and Liberal Party politician. He was the final Liberal to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; He was a major player at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 that reordered Europe after the defeat of the Central Powers
David Lloyd George
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, though both were ruled by him in personal union.
James I
was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351
Black Death
1798; allowed some catholics the right to vote; those who owned property could vote; only 4% of catholics owned land
Catholic Relief Act of 1793
In what year did Scotland establish its own parliament?
1999
The defining invention of the industrial revolution which began in Great Britain
Steam Engine
First woman crowned Queen in Great Britain; was known as "a queen and by the same title a king also"
Mary Tudor
was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero
Robert the Bruce
Tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and grain enforced in Great Britain between 1815 and 1846. The repeal came after the Irish Famine in 1845-1852 by Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel
Corn Laws
Current First Minister of Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon
act in 1911 which removed from the House of Lord the power to veto a bill
Parliamentary Act of 1911
were a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the House of Lancaster, associated with a red rose, and the House of York, whose symbol was a white rose. Eventually, the wars eliminated the male lines of both families.
War of the Roses
as King of England from 1189 until his death; reputation as a great military leader and warrior; was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, leading the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France and achieving considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, although he did not retake Jerusalem from Saladin
Richard I or Richard the Lionheart
Easter Uprising Occurred in what year?
1916
On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714. Last of the Stuarts.
Anne Stuart
Prime Minister who held a referendum in 2016 which eventually lead to Brexit
David Cameron
were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent that of England and of Ireland, during the 17th century. Following the Battle of Bothwell Bridge (22 June 1679), some 1200 prisoners were brought to Edinburgh.
Covenanters
the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England six years later. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son.
William the Conqueror
was a prominent statesman and political leader in 20th-century Ireland. His political career spanned over half a century, from 1917 to 1973; he served several terms as head of government and head of state. He also led the introduction of the Constitution of Ireland.
Eamon de Valera
The Scottish referendum of 2014 voted against what proposal?
Scottish independence
Written by Lloyd George who wanted to include more unemployment and medical insurance but also had to incorporate the wished of others in Parliament. Called for unprecedented expenditures and unprecedented taxation to meet that expenditure. Increased income tax from 5-6%, started the luxury taxes, the super tax on income over 5,000 pounds, and the unearned increment tax. It left room for national defense so England could stay ahead of the rest of the world. The House of Lords vetoed the budget because unfriendly to them which led to the issue of Lords Reform.
The People's Budget
Which act officially made Britain Protestant?
Act of Supremacy 1534
as a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the French House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France.
Hundreds Years' War